After having misgivings about the emergence of a 2nd version, (I can't recall too many examples of this one-up-man-ship in the 60s.....alas now it seems par for the course), I am getting the 'full monty' edition bought for me in November, but unless I go into London on Thursday to get the £30 one, I'm left twiddling my thumbs for 5 weeks while everyone else has a gas and gets to know what Paul had for breakfast on 24th May 1958!

After having misgivings about the emergence of a 2nd version, (I can't recall too many examples of this one-up-man-ship in the 60s.....alas now it seems par for the course), I am getting the 'full monty' edition bought for me in November, but unless I go into London on Thursday to get the £30 one, I'm left twiddling my thumbs for 5 weeks while everyone else has a gas and gets to know what Paul had for breakfast on 24th May 1958!

Given the huge influence Chuck Berry, Lonnie Donegan, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly etc. were on the young Beatles (frankly, without them, no Beatles) it's heartening to see in the NME Top 500 Albums List, published last Tuesday, that there is only one (ONE!!!!) Rock 'n' Roll LP, Elvis's debut.